Blackburn Botha Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
Blackburn Aircraft Ltd, Leeds and Brough |
First Flight: |
28 December 1938 |
Botha I: |
380 - Blackburn Aircraft Ltd, Brough 200 - Blackburn Aircraft Ltd, Dumbarton |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Blackburn Botha I |
Type: |
Twin engined reconnaissance bomber |
Wing: |
High wing cantilever monoplane of stressed skin metal construction |
Fuselage: |
All metal fuselage |
Tail Unit: |
Cantilever tailplane at base of fin with single rudder |
Landing Gear: |
Main gear retract rearwards into engine nacelles. Non-retracting tailwheel |
Power Plant: |
Two 880 hp Bristol Perseus X engines mounted on wing in tractor configuration |
Accommodation: |
Crew of four in enclosed cockpit and cabin |
Armament: |
One forward firing Vickers and two Lewis guns in rear turret. Torpedos or bombs can be carried in the bomb bay |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
59 ft |
Length: |
51 ft |
Height: |
14 ft 7 in |
Wing Area: |
518 sq ft |
Weights | |
Tare: |
11,830 lb |
All-up: |
17,628 lb |
Performance | |
Speed: |
253 mph at 15,000 ft |
Initial Climb: |
820 ft/min |
Service Ceiling: |
23,600 ft |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
http://www.jaapteeuwen.com/ww2aircraft/html%20pages/BLACKBURN%20B-26%20BOTHA%20I.htm |